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con|dem|na|tory /kɒ ndemne I təri, [AM ] kənde mnətɔːri/ ADJ Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval. [FORMAL ] □  He was justified in some of his condemnatory outbursts.

con|demned /kənde md/

1 ADJ A condemned man or woman is going to be executed. □  …prison officers who had sat with the condemned man during his last days.

2 ADJ A condemned building is in such a bad condition that it is not safe to live in, and so its owners are officially ordered to pull it down or repair it. □  They took over a condemned 1960s tower block last year for one night.

con|de mned cell (condemned cells ) N‑COUNT A condemned cell is a prison cell for someone who is going to be executed. [BRIT ]

con|den|sa|tion /kɒ ndense I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window. □  He used his sleeve to wipe the condensation off the glass.

con|dense /kənde ns/ (condenses , condensing , condensed )

1 VERB If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. □ [V n + into ] We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences. [Also V n]

2 VERB When a gas or vapour condenses , or is condensed , it changes into a liquid. □ [V ] Water vapour condenses to form clouds. □ [V + into/out of ] The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid. [Also V n]

con|densed /kənde nst/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A condensed book, explanation, or piece of information has been made shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. □  The Council was merely given a condensed version of what had already been disclosed in Washington.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Condensed liquids have been made thicker by removing some of the water in them. □  …condensed mushroom soup.

con|de nsed mi lk N‑UNCOUNT Condensed milk is very thick sweetened milk that is sold in cans.

con|den|ser /kənde nsə ^r / (condensers )

1 N‑COUNT A condenser is a device that cools gases into liquids.

2 N‑COUNT A condenser is a device for accumulating electric charge.

con|de|scend /kɒ nd I se nd/ (condescends , condescending , condescended )

1 VERB If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V to-inf] He condescended to speak but he contradicted himself.

2 VERB If you say that someone condescends to other people, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V + to ] Don't condescend to me. [Also V ]

con|de|scend|ing /kɒ nd I se nd I ŋ/ ADJ If you say that someone is condescending , you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  I'm fed up with your money and your whole condescending attitude.

con|de|scen|sion /kɒ nd I se nʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Condescension is condescending behaviour. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  There was a tinge of condescension in her greeting.

con|di|ment /kɒ nd I mənt/ (condiments ) N‑COUNT A condiment is a substance such as salt, pepper, or mustard that you add to food when you eat it in order to improve the flavour.

con|di|tion ◆◆◆ /kənd I ʃ ^ə n/ (conditions , conditioning , conditioned )